“I've been in the sun most of my life. I've gone to skin doctors and they'll say to you, 'We should remove this because it's pre-cancerous,' and I'll say, 'Explain pre-cancerous to me.' I'll listen for about twenty minutes and I'll say excuse me, 'Is pre-cancerous like pre-dead? So you're saying it could turn into cancer but it's not cancer?'” ShouldTurnsSunGoneMinutesDoctorsSkinsTwentiesCancerExcuseRemoveExcuse Me Author:George Hamilton
“Yes, you have cancer. Yes, your kids are on drugs. Yes, there is an elephant outside your tent. Now the question becomes, What are you going to do about it? Subsequent emotions may not be pleasant, but the hysteria stops. Hysteria accompanies an unwillingness to look at what is really going on; it promotes an unwillingness to look. We feel we are afraid to look, when actually it is not-looking that makes us afraid. The minute we look, we cease being afraid.” FeelsLooksMayKidsEmotionMinutesDrugCancerCeasePleasantElephantsAccompanyBeing AfraidTentsHysteria Book:Travels Source: Travels
“The minute someone tells you you have cancer, it's kind of like you die. You really do die. It's like you get that you're mortal.” KindDiesMinutesLike YouCancerMortals Author:Eve Ensler
“As a cancer survivor, I am very aware of how many wasted minutes I don't have. The surest way to waste what is left of your life is to worry about what might happen or what might have been.” WayHas BeensMightHappensLife IsLeftWorryMinutesWasteCancerSurvivorMight Have BeenCancer Survivor Author:Shelley Hamlin